Radiohead's Experimental Bent, special artist feature 2-28-19

Stream or download the 1 hr radio set here

The freedom of late-night, independent radio allowed me to profile the experimental bent of Radiohead.
I had originally proposed a Radiohead themed show for this year's Rock Marathon fundraiser on WTJU, along with several other proposals.  But I decided to focus more narrowly on what I like the most about this band, and to do the show in a freer format, and I'm so glad. 
Listening to these songs on headphones was a true joy.  The sounds come from all directions; they made me feel like I was in a different space.

Playlist:

1. Radiohead  /  Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors  / Amnesiac
2. Radiohead  /  Kinetic  / Pyramid Song (single)
3. Radiohead  /  Kid A  / Kid A
4. Radiohead  /  MK 1 / MK 2  / In Rainbows Disk 2
5. Radiohead  /  Like Spinning Plates  / Amnesiac
6. Radiohead  /  Bloom  / The King of Limbs
7. Radiohead  /  Backdrifts  / Hail to the Thief
8. Radiohead  /  Treefingers  / Kid A
9. Radiohead  /  Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box  / Amnesiac
10. Radiohead  /  Idioteque  / Kid A
11. Radiohead  /  Hunting Bears  / Amnesiac
12. Radiohead  /  Untitled  / Kid A
13. Echo Collective  /  Hunting Bears - Like Spinning Plates  / Echo Collective Plays Amnesiac

2-20-19 Merging w/the Night

Listen to 2-20-19 radio set here

This set features plenty of ambient tracks from artists like Julianna Barwick (pictured).

Playlist:

1. Andrew Bird   / Bloodless
2. Kadhja Bonet   / Remember the Rain
3. Jacco Gardner   / Rain
4. Delicate Steve   / Freedom
5. Steve Hauschildt, Julianna Barwick   / Saccade
6. Philip Glass, Nosaj Thing   / Knee 1
7. Burt Bacharach   / South American Getaway
8. Panda Bear   / Token
9. Patti Smith   / Smells Like Teen Spirit
10. The Legendary Pink Dots   / Pennies for Heaven
11. Massive Attack   / Sly
12. Fila Brazillia   / Harmonicas are Shite
13. Echo Collective, Maps   / Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box - Maps Rework
14. Julianna Barwick   / RADIOHEAD - RECKONER (JULIANNA BARWICK MIX)
15. Dave Douglas   / Unison (Bjork cover)
16. Rodriguez   / Cause
17. David Holmes presents The Free Association   / Sugarman
18. Loma   / Who Is Speaking?
19. Grouper   / Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping
20. Holy Other   / Know Where
21. Forest Swords   / Arms Out
22. Laraaji   / Hare Jaya Jaya Rama II
23. Low   / Always Trying to Work It Out
24. The Durutti Column   / Sketch For A Summer
25. Christina Vantzou   / Percussion in Nonspace

2-13-19 Valentines Day edition of Merging w/the Night

Listen to 2-13-19 radio set here


Playlist:

1. Cocteau Twins  / Lorelei
2. Bjork  / Unison
3. Wes Swing  / Unravel
4. Fila Brazillia  / A Zed and Two L's
5. Jessica Pratt  / Moon Dude
6. Anna Calvi  / Sing to Me - Live
7. Iron & Wine  / Halfway to Richmond
8. The Gentleman Losers  / Mansion on the Dunes
9. Archers of Loaf  / Wrong
10. The Mountain Goats  / Younger
11. Beirut  / When I Die
12. Krisma  / Lola
13. Mary Lattimore, Julianna Barwick  / Never Saw Him Again - Julianna Barwick Remix
14. Patrick Watson  / Love Songs for Robots
15. Neneh Cherry  / Synchronized Devotion
16. BADBADNOTGOOD, Charlotte Day Wilson  / In Your Eyes
17. Susumu Yokota  / Long Long Silk Bridge
18. ESPRIT  / Pizza Day
19. Manfred Mann's Earth Band  / Tribute
20. Massive Attack  / Black Milk
21. The Baby Namboos  / ANCOATS2ZAMBIA - Geoff Barrow Remix
22. Nosaj Thing, Whoarei  / Don't Mind Me
23. Leah Dou  / A swim in the love that you give me
24. Nightmares on Wax  / Master Plan
25. Teeth of the Sea  / Hiraeth

Guest DJ Freddie on Merging w/the Night, 1-30-19

Guest DJ Freddie did a great job on Merging w/the Night last week.

Listen here

Playlist:
"Chalice Hymnal" - Grails - "Chalice Hymnal"
"Chariots" - Grails - "Black Tar Prophecies Vol. 4, 5, & 6"
"Real High" - Nite Jewel - "Real High"
"Kookaburra" - Cocteau Twins (pictured) - "Aikea-Guinea"
"Life In Mono" - Mono - "Formica Blues"
"I Wish You Could Smile" - Stoa - "Zal"
"Boy In The Moon" - Julia Holter - "Ekstasis"
"The Sea In My Palm" - Hiroshi Yoshimura - "Pier & Loft"
"Cross-court (Get It)" - Vito Ricci - "I Was Crossing a Bridge"
"The Bridge" - Vito Ricci - "I Was Crossing a Bridge"
"Juno" - Harold Budd - "The Pavilion of Dreams"
"Kafka Was Correct" - Roy Montgomery - "And Now the Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It"
"Maybe You Will Find Me" - Glacis - "Lost Again On Waking"
"Contellation" - John Surman - "Upon Reflection"
"Sonali" - Carl Stone - "Electronic Music from the Eighties and Nineties"
"A Sodium Codec Haze" - Tim Hecker - "Konoyo"
"Across to Anoyo" - Tim Hecker - "Konoyo"